Important note: Information in this Q&A was accurate in 2007. The state of the art may have changed since the publication date. Is it possible to get infected by someone biting my lips hard enough to make them bleed while kissing me?
Mark H. Katz, M.D.
Department of Internal Medicine
Assistant Chief, Hospitalist Division;
Kaiser Permanente of West Los Angeles
No, this does not seem like a plausible transmsision scenario.
But if you are concerned, then remember that an HIV test is the best way to find out for sure! A negative test at 12 weeks is the most affirming thing you can do.
Please read the enclosed CDC guidelines on transmsision, http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/resources/factsheets/transmission.htm071008
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